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However you define it, Stress is something that can easily raise its head when life becomes busy.  I recently read this post and it really struck a chord with me. Here it is for you to also enjoy:

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience; with a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, ‘half empty or half full?’….. she fooled them all… “How heavy is this glass of water?”, she inquired with a smile.

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “and that’s the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.”

“As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden – holding stress longer and better each time practiced. So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night… pick them up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you’ve rested. Life is short. Enjoy it and the now ’supposed’ stress that you’ve conquered!”

I know what you're thinking...you couldn't possibly put it down could you? Your stress is much more complicated than that, right? Just stop for a minute, is that really true?  Really?  Ask yourself will that big thing that you believe requires your stress today be a big problem in 10 mins? 10 days? 10 years?  Now, think about the energy that you could save and put it down for a moment.  You'll be able to handle it better when you pick it up, or you might just find that you don't have to pick it up at all, perhaps you will just carry on with the solution.

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